Le prA(c)sent travail vise A stimuler un dialogue interdisciplinaire entre la thA(c)orie philosophique de la vertu et l'ensemble des connaissances empiriques sur la personnalitA(c) dont nous disposons en psychologie de la personnalitA(c), en psychologie sociale et en psychologie de l'expertise. Nous commenAons par un long travail de clarification conceptuelle des notions de A trait A et de A type A dans le sens commun, en philosophie et en psychologie. Suite aux travaux de W.Mischel, nous soulignons l'importance d'une modA(c)lisation rigoureuse de la personnalitA(c) humaine, informA(c)e par...

Character plays a central role in our everyday understanding and evaluation of ourselves and one another. It informs the expectations that ground our plans and projects, our moral responses to other people's behaviour and to opportunities we ourselves face, and our political decisions concerning formal education, criminal punishment, and other aspects of social organisation. The very idea that people have persisting character traits that explain their behaviour is woven throughout the fabric of our culture. These philosophical essays clarify this idea of character, analyse its relation with...